Rwanda vs East Timor: Lower secondary school starting age
Rwanda
12 years
in 2025
East Timor
12 years
in 2025
Rwanda rank
30th
East Timor rank
30th
Lower secondary school starting age over time
- Rwanda
- East Timor
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 12 years against 12 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 30th of 209 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Rwanda |
| 1980s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Rwanda |
| 1990s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Rwanda |
| 2000s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 13 years | 12 years | 1 years | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 12.33 years | 12 years | 0.3333 years | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lower secondary school starting age, Rwanda or East Timor?
- Rwanda, at 12 years against 12 years in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lower secondary school starting age between Rwanda and East Timor?
- 0 years, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and East Timor?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and East Timor rank globally for lower secondary school starting age?
- Rwanda ranks 30th and East Timor ranks 30th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Lower secondary school starting age (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lower secondary school starting age is the age at which students would enter lower secondary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.